If someone asks something we don't know about in the show, the answer is "we don't know".

Saying Sansa gets more interesting is a spoiler, because it tells me, for example, that Little finger is highly unlikely to kill her next episode. Which is probably fine, I doubt anyone really thought that. Except someone is gonna gently caress up and say something that does spoil things, and the only way to prevent that is to keep book chat out entirely. It's not that it's not interesting, it's that you can't know what may or may not come up on the show, and some people want to experience it unspoiled.

There are other threads to talk about the books in. The OP includes a list of people to PM if you want just that one spoiler. If you can't separate your viewing of the show from your reading of the books, then this might not be the thread for you.

If you're absolutely dying to know, any questions about the books can be sent by PM to Toast MuseumRevenant ThresholdBallzCarlton Banks Teller MaxThe KawaiiestHedrigall

We know our stuff.

Previously on Game of Thrones:

Glossary

Andals  The primary people of Westeros

The Blackwater  A large river flowing from the Westerlands until it meets the sea at King's Landing

The Brotherhood Without Banners  A troupe of bandits harrying Lannister forces in the Riverlands

Children of the Forest  An extinct supernatural race that previously inhabited the North.

The Citadel  The headquarters and school for the Maesters.

City Watch  The organisation responsible for keeping the peace in King's Landing

Crannogmen  The isolationist people that live in the swamps of the Neck.

Dorne  The lands governed by House Martell, traditionally isolationist from the rest of the Seven Kingdoms

The Dothraki  A tribe of warriors renowned for their skill at horse-riding

The Drowned God  The primary God worshipped by the Ironmen

Essos  The eastern continent across the Narrow Sea

The Faceless Men  A league of assassins from Braavos

The First Men  The humans that settled the North.

Ironmen  The inhabitants of the Iron Islands, famed for their ships and pillaging tendencies

The Kingsguard  An order of seven knights who dedicate their lives in service of protecting the King

The Maesters  An organisation of learned men, identified by the chains around their neck

The Night's Watch  The organisation responsible for guarding the Wall

The Old Gods  The nameless Gods worshipped by the northmen

R'hollor  The Lord of Light, a deity primarily worshipped in the Free Cities of Essos

The Red Priests  The collection of monks that worship R'hllor

Sept  A temple of the Seven

The Seven  The most popular faith in Westeros, the seven Gods are: the Father, the Mother, the Smith, the Maiden, the Warrior, the Crone and the Stranger

Slaver's Bay  A trio of cities in Essos known for being the prime players in the slave trade

Small Council  The body of advisors to the King that aids him in running the realm

The Unsullied  A legion of slave soldiers that have been castrated and trained to ensure absolute obedience

Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage)
The Imp, guilty of being a dwarf. Regicide too! Last Seen: Between a rock and a simple-minded Lannister cousin.

Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance)
The Hand of the King. Last Seen: Rendering the verdict.

Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)
Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, no sword-hand. Last Seen: No word for cousin killing, you say?

Tommen Baratheon (Dean Charles Chapman)
Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, bastard born of incest and protected by his loyal Kittenguard. Last Seen: Recusing himself so he can attend a tea party with Lady Whiskers.

Why gin? Is that one of the things that was common in horse times? There's definitely wine, as wine appears in the scene in which Jorah Mormont saves Danyeryes Targaerean from Poisoned Wine. Wine is also present in the scene in which King Robert Baratheon drinks wine, as well as the famous "gently caress the water" scene.

Why gin? Is that one of the things that was common in horse times? There's definitely wine, as wine appears in the scene in which Jorah Mormont saves Danyeryes Targaerean from Poisoned Wine. Wine is also present in the scene in which King Robert Baratheon drinks wine, as well as the famous "gently caress the water" scene.

Why gin? Is that one of the things that was common in horse times? There's definitely wine, as wine appears in the scene in which Jorah Mormont saves Danyeryes Targaerean from Poisoned Wine. Wine is also present in the scene in which King Robert Baratheon drinks wine, as well as the famous "gently caress the water" scene.

The fookin legend is a native of "Gin Alley."

I'm planning on making a bunch of poo poo inspired by the "Feast of Ice and Fire" cookbook for the final episode party. The food and drink culture of these different kingdoms is kind of interesting.

thecolorpurple fucked around with this message at Jun 8, 2014 around 02:50

Whiskey, the liquor most likely to appear in British-esque medieval high fantasy, doesn't seem present - really, no spirits do. Obviously they have beer/ale and wine but I don't think we've ever seen liquor.

Whiskey, the liquor most likely to appear in British-esque medieval high fantasy, doesn't seem present - really, no spirits do. Obviously they have beer/ale and wine but I don't think we've ever seen liquor.

well.. distilled spirits didn't really become a thing in actual real world Europe until around the 15th or 16th century I think.

And even then it was more likely to be a kind of clear aqua vitae kind of spirit, whiskey comes later even, though much earlier in Ireland than in Scotland.

Randarkman fucked around with this message at Jun 8, 2014 around 03:13

Correct, most of the alcohol at the time period GoT emulates struggled to get above 5% alcohol by volume. Most of it was light enough that it would still hydrate you if you drank it.

Even so, distilled spirits didn't really become truly common until the mid-19th century when further advances in distillation technique and technology made the process easy and cheap enough for common people to acquire it easily. The fact that this happened, that strong liquor became cheaper (or as cheap, but much cheaper if you look at the alcohol percentage) and more common-place than beer, cider and wine, is kind of the reason the temperance movement arose as people changed what they drank, but did not change their drinking habits, drinking 40-60% whiskey the same way they had had drunk 3-5% beer and cider. This led to quite a lot of social ills, particularly for working class families. Southern Europe meanwhile does not ever really seem to have moved away from wine.

Randarkman fucked around with this message at Jun 8, 2014 around 03:57

You got rid of Kevan and you kept his dumb poo poo son what is this bullshit?

#BringBackKevanLannister

Lancel at least did something, even if it was two seasons ago. I want to say Tyrion or somebody mentioned him not too long ago in some throwaway line, so I've been holding out hope his weenie rear end will show up again.

Whiskey, the liquor most likely to appear in British-esque medieval high fantasy, doesn't seem present - really, no spirits do. Obviously they have beer/ale and wine but I don't think we've ever seen liquor.